Canada’s Denis Shapovalov plays Germany’s Diego Germany’s Dedura-Palomero during the first round of the Munich tennis tournament, in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April, 15, 2025. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
Gabriel Diallo advances, Denis Shapovalov exits at Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, who earned entry into the Madrid Open as a lucky loser, advanced to the fourth round Tuesday with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov plays Germany’s Diego Germany’s Dedura-Palomero during the first round of the Munich tennis tournament, in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April, 15, 2025. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
MADRID - Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, who earned entry into the Madrid Open as a lucky loser, advanced to the fourth round Tuesday with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie.
The 22-year-old fired eight aces and broke Norrie twice in the final two sets to move on at the clay-court tournament.
Diallo, the last Canadian remaining in Madrid, will next face No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the Round of 16.
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It marks the best performance of Diallo’s career at an ATP Masters 1000 event.
Earlier Tuesday, the 29th-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 7-6 (3) decision to No. 6 Alex de Minaur of Australia.
Both Diallo’s and Shapovalov’s matches had been postponed from Monday after a massive power outage disrupted large parts of Spain and Portugal.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2025.
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